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  1. Abomination

    NHL Thread

    Hockey game gets cancelled due to good hockey weather outside the stadium? Well, I suppose a blizzard isn't good hockey weather.
  2. The Rays designated Jerry Sands for assignment. He could be a rather interesting guy to grab. Right handed bat that plays both corner outfield spots as well as 1B, and hits lefties well. Horrible season last year, but was a fairly well regarded prospect and has good power. Might make a nice and somewhat versatile platoon partner for Lind.
  3. Yup, ask him where we sign lol. I'd take him on that contract in a heartbeat.
  4. The only way it might hurt the Jays is that Rogers is also committed to turning a profit, and we don't know the exact amount that the Jays games make to their bottom line (the financials are fairly vague on the hard details). Overall though, having no "middle man" also wanting to make a profit can really only be a positive for us.
  5. Please do continue to post them. Very helpful for those of us in the BBDL as we try to gauge player value when we run into this situation in a year.
  6. There's no reason for the White Sox to want to do something like that. They're rebuilding, they have no need for a guy like Rasmus who is on an expiring contract.
  7. It's actually quite an interesting article, and I kind of like his suggestions in it provided there's a way to guarantee the "compensation fee" didn't just go into the owner's pockets as extra profit. Perhaps teams losing "prime free agents" (such as Price will be) could also get extra cap space in the international draft or something.
  8. I usually feel that most rumors are made up my desperate journalists, but this one feels like it could be legit.
  9. Man alive Ang could have some fun with this lol.
  10. So what would you have believed if Management said they fired him because he didn't gel with Gibbons? Hentgen is a stand up guy. If they're saying it's for family reasons (and they do in fact specifically state that his dad is ill), you can believe it's true.
  11. He basically pulled a Romero lol. Apparently almost literally "forgot" how to throw due to the injuries he suffered in 2011 which threw out his mechanics. His return to the same peripherals in 2013 as he had prior to that suggest that he's got it fixed (or adapted) even if the velocity hasn't returned. http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43634906/ (If he hadn't bounced back to the same numbers in 2013, I wouldn't be considering 2012 and Outlier btw)
  12. If you believe it is an outlier, and the numbers bounce right back to where they were after it, I don't see why you can't. Including it is likely to throw the projection off by more than eliminating it does.
  13. Really if you consider his 2012 an outlier (which seems likely for several reasons), he's been incredibly consistent before and (what is hopefully) after the velocity drop (velocity using fangraph's FA). 2009: Velocity: 96.0 xFIP: 3.59 Sierra: 3.77 K/BB: 2.33 2010: Velocity: 95.8 xFIP: 3.60 Sierra: 3.68 K/BB: 2.33 2011: Velocity: 93.9 xFIP: 3.71 Sierra: 3.74 K/BB: 2.31 2013: Velocity: 92.1 xFIP: 3.62 Sierra: 3.74 K/BB: 2.43 Keep in mind that the accuracy of velocity the last few years with pitchfx being unable to differentiate well between the different kinds of fastballs is iffy, although there's no doubt he's lost some. Also, 92.1 puts Ubaldo 30th in the league in velocity last year among qualified starters.
  14. http://www.breakingblue.ca/2014/01/02/offseason-power-rankings-jan-2/
  15. I believe the defensive shifts actually significantly penalize Lawrie's defensive metrics, if I remember correctly on how the stats are now calculated (post Lawrie breaking WAR).
  16. I'd be okay with him playing Drew at 2b too, even if it's not 100% ideal
  17. Pillar is a perfect 4th outfielder imo. Can make contact and hit for average, play all 3 positions at or above average, and steal the odd bag. He's also destroyed lefties in the minors, so he'd make sense in a platoon with Gose if we needed to go that route.
  18. In fairness, Colby wasn't exactly a wizard with his throws either. Gose does need to cut down the mental errors though.
  19. Yeah, it's more questionable for the BBDL, but even then new people should come around as old ones leave. I'd also assume some managers might like the chance at both if holes need to be filled.
  20. The reports on Morrow is that he's 100% healthy with no lingering concerns.
  21. I actually really like Price, but Choo basically puts up plus fantasy numbers in every single category, and there's no reason to think that he won't make enough emergency appearances in CF to maintain eligibility there for a few years. Add in the upgrade in MiLB draft position etc, and I like this trade for you far far more.
  22. Wow, I like that WAAAAY better for Dinger
  23. AA's suggestion that he's reconsidering the FA market suggests to me that the Jays do in fact have money to spend, they just don't like the prices at the moment (and if Santana and Jimenez really do each want 20M / year, then I completely agree). There could be some other interesting things that come out of the Tanaka situation though too, especially if Seattle gets him. Would they then turn around and trade King Felix for example? Would they be willing to trade for a guy like Rasmus in that situation (say Rasmus + Sanchez + Gose for Walker + Saunders + Franklin or something)? Worth thinking about, as they certainly do have some logjam to clear out.
  24. I wish I had known about the result of the changes to the posting system when the prediction contest started. I wouldn't have picked the Yankees for Tanaka if I had. Of course, my picks have been horrific so far so I guess it doesn't matter.
  25. Age: Anderson >> McGowan Stuff: McGowan > Anderson Skill: Anderson > McGowan Contract: McGowan >> Anderson Injury risk: McGowan = Anderson (imo)
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